ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY EXAM Questions
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GRADE A+
1. Your 2 year old patient has developed oozing yellow crusted sores around his mouth. You suspect this is and is
best treated
by ?
A. Impetigo; Bactroban Ointment
B. Scabies; TAC 0.1% cream
C. Chicken Pox; Acyclovir
D. Herpes; Tamiflu: A. Impetigo; Bactroban Ointment
2. Black skinned persons from all cultures rarely get lice. True
False: True
3. Your patient is using Spectazole cream for a fungal infection for 1 month and
still has symptoms. You explain that:
A. Fungus infections are very slow to improve using antifungal cream
B. He is not using it daily as it is prescribed, using daily will stop his symptoms
and cure his condition immediately You
C. He is applying too much cream to the affected area
D. This is the wrong type of cream for his fungal infection: A. Fungus infections are very slow to improve using
antifungal cream
4. Your 14 year old male patient comes in with moderate acne-like pustules and a few nodules on his face, neck
and shoulders. Your first line drug treatment
for this patient should be:
A. Clindamycin (Cleocin T-Gel) lotion
B. Accutane
C. Proactive and vitamin D
D. Oral birth control: A. Clindamycin (Cleocin T-Gel) lotion
5. A 23 year old female patient comes in to see you in primary care. She has a
weepy red patchy rash on her right leg that itches intensely. She went hiking with her boyfriend last weekend and this
developed after she got home. She has no fever or any other symptoms and takes no medications. She most likely has
and should be treated by?
A. Poison Ivy; Hydrocortisone cream and Calamine lotion
B. Eczema; Hydrogen peroxide
C. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever; IV Antibiotics
D. Posion Oak; Nystatin: A. Poison Ivy; Hydrocortisone cream and Calamine lotion
6. Your 10 year old female patient is in your clinic and seeing you because the school nurse sent her. She has
Pediculosis. Treatment for this condition is:
A. Permethrin topical cream
B. Trimazole cream
C. Calamine lotion
, D. Sulfacetamide solution 0.25%: A. Permethrin topical cream
7. Lindane is commonly used for treatment of scabies or lice. If not used properly, Lindane has the potential to be
neurotoxic and can trigger seizures. True
False: True
8. Match the following Tinea Corporis
Tinea Pedis Tinea Cruris Tinea Capitis
Fungus on the body, ringworm is an example Fungus on the scalp
Fungus in the groin, "Jock itch"
Fungus on the feet, "athlete's foot": Tina Corporis- Fungus on the body, ring- worm is an example
Tina Pedis-Fungus on the feet, "athlete's foot" Tina Cruris-Fungus in the groin, "Jock itch" Tina Capitis-Fungus on the
scalp
9. The most effective medical treatment for a second degree (Partial-thick- ness) with blistering is:
A. topical antimicrobial agents are often used
B. Hydrocortisone cream 1% topical
C. Neosporin topical cream applied liberally to burn area
D. Moist to dry dressing soaked in alcohol solution: A. topical antimicrobial agents are often used
10. In counseling a patient with atopic dermatitis, you suggest all of the following can be used to alleviate symptoms
of a flare except:
A. The use of oral antihistamines
B. Applying a heating pad on the affected region for 30 minutes
C. The use of topical corticosteroids
D. Applying cool, wet dressings made from a clean cloth snd water to the affected area: B. Applying a heating pad
on the affected region for 30 minutes
11. Treatment options in postherpetic neuralgia include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Injectable methylprednisolone
B. Oral gabapentin
C. Oral nortriptyline
D. Topical lidocaine: A. Injectable methylprednisolone
12. Oral anti fungal treatment options for onychomycosis include all of the following except:
A. Itraconazole
B. Fluconazole
C. Clindamycin
D. Terbinafine: C. Clindamycin
13. In diagnosing onychomycosis, the NP considers that:
A. Nails often have a single midline groove
B. Pitting is often seen
C. Microscopic examination reveals hyphae
D. Beau lines are present: C. Microscopic examination reveals hyphae
14. You examine psoriasis vulgaris and expect to find the following lesions:
A. Lichenified areas in the flexor areas
B. Well-demarcated plaques on the knees
C. Vesicular lesions throughout the scalp
D. Vesicular lesions over the upper thorax: B. Well-demarcated plaques on the knees
15. Treatment options in generalized psoriasis vulgaris include all of the following except:
A. Psoralen with ultraviolet A light (PUVA) therapy
B. Methotrexate
C. Cyclosporine
D. NSAIDs: D. NSAIDs
16. T/F Progesterone is contraindicated for all women with an intact uterus True
False: False
17. T/F Oral PDE5 inhibitors, unless contraindicated, should be offered for erectile dysfunction.
with 100% verified Answers Latest Versions 2024
GRADE A+
1. Your 2 year old patient has developed oozing yellow crusted sores around his mouth. You suspect this is and is
best treated
by ?
A. Impetigo; Bactroban Ointment
B. Scabies; TAC 0.1% cream
C. Chicken Pox; Acyclovir
D. Herpes; Tamiflu: A. Impetigo; Bactroban Ointment
2. Black skinned persons from all cultures rarely get lice. True
False: True
3. Your patient is using Spectazole cream for a fungal infection for 1 month and
still has symptoms. You explain that:
A. Fungus infections are very slow to improve using antifungal cream
B. He is not using it daily as it is prescribed, using daily will stop his symptoms
and cure his condition immediately You
C. He is applying too much cream to the affected area
D. This is the wrong type of cream for his fungal infection: A. Fungus infections are very slow to improve using
antifungal cream
4. Your 14 year old male patient comes in with moderate acne-like pustules and a few nodules on his face, neck
and shoulders. Your first line drug treatment
for this patient should be:
A. Clindamycin (Cleocin T-Gel) lotion
B. Accutane
C. Proactive and vitamin D
D. Oral birth control: A. Clindamycin (Cleocin T-Gel) lotion
5. A 23 year old female patient comes in to see you in primary care. She has a
weepy red patchy rash on her right leg that itches intensely. She went hiking with her boyfriend last weekend and this
developed after she got home. She has no fever or any other symptoms and takes no medications. She most likely has
and should be treated by?
A. Poison Ivy; Hydrocortisone cream and Calamine lotion
B. Eczema; Hydrogen peroxide
C. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever; IV Antibiotics
D. Posion Oak; Nystatin: A. Poison Ivy; Hydrocortisone cream and Calamine lotion
6. Your 10 year old female patient is in your clinic and seeing you because the school nurse sent her. She has
Pediculosis. Treatment for this condition is:
A. Permethrin topical cream
B. Trimazole cream
C. Calamine lotion
, D. Sulfacetamide solution 0.25%: A. Permethrin topical cream
7. Lindane is commonly used for treatment of scabies or lice. If not used properly, Lindane has the potential to be
neurotoxic and can trigger seizures. True
False: True
8. Match the following Tinea Corporis
Tinea Pedis Tinea Cruris Tinea Capitis
Fungus on the body, ringworm is an example Fungus on the scalp
Fungus in the groin, "Jock itch"
Fungus on the feet, "athlete's foot": Tina Corporis- Fungus on the body, ring- worm is an example
Tina Pedis-Fungus on the feet, "athlete's foot" Tina Cruris-Fungus in the groin, "Jock itch" Tina Capitis-Fungus on the
scalp
9. The most effective medical treatment for a second degree (Partial-thick- ness) with blistering is:
A. topical antimicrobial agents are often used
B. Hydrocortisone cream 1% topical
C. Neosporin topical cream applied liberally to burn area
D. Moist to dry dressing soaked in alcohol solution: A. topical antimicrobial agents are often used
10. In counseling a patient with atopic dermatitis, you suggest all of the following can be used to alleviate symptoms
of a flare except:
A. The use of oral antihistamines
B. Applying a heating pad on the affected region for 30 minutes
C. The use of topical corticosteroids
D. Applying cool, wet dressings made from a clean cloth snd water to the affected area: B. Applying a heating pad
on the affected region for 30 minutes
11. Treatment options in postherpetic neuralgia include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Injectable methylprednisolone
B. Oral gabapentin
C. Oral nortriptyline
D. Topical lidocaine: A. Injectable methylprednisolone
12. Oral anti fungal treatment options for onychomycosis include all of the following except:
A. Itraconazole
B. Fluconazole
C. Clindamycin
D. Terbinafine: C. Clindamycin
13. In diagnosing onychomycosis, the NP considers that:
A. Nails often have a single midline groove
B. Pitting is often seen
C. Microscopic examination reveals hyphae
D. Beau lines are present: C. Microscopic examination reveals hyphae
14. You examine psoriasis vulgaris and expect to find the following lesions:
A. Lichenified areas in the flexor areas
B. Well-demarcated plaques on the knees
C. Vesicular lesions throughout the scalp
D. Vesicular lesions over the upper thorax: B. Well-demarcated plaques on the knees
15. Treatment options in generalized psoriasis vulgaris include all of the following except:
A. Psoralen with ultraviolet A light (PUVA) therapy
B. Methotrexate
C. Cyclosporine
D. NSAIDs: D. NSAIDs
16. T/F Progesterone is contraindicated for all women with an intact uterus True
False: False
17. T/F Oral PDE5 inhibitors, unless contraindicated, should be offered for erectile dysfunction.
